Chionanthus leopoldii

Chionanthus leopoldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Chionanthus
Species:	C. leopoldii
Binomial name
	Chionanthus leopoldii; Kiew[1]

Chionanthus leopoldii grows as a tree up to 13 metres (40 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). The bark is greyish. The flowers are pale greenish. The fruit is purple or red-brown when ripe, round, up to 1.8 centimetres (1 in) in diameter. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from 100 metres (300 ft) to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. C. leopoldii is endemic to Borneo.[1]

References

Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus leopoldi Kiew". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 143. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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[TFSS-1] Kiew, Ruth (April 2002). "Chionanthus leopoldi Kiew". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 143. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.